Holden FB | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Holden ( General Motors) |
Also called | Holden Standard Holden Special Holden Utility Holden Panel Van |
Production | January 1960 – May 1961 |
Designer | Alf Payze |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door
sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupé utility 2-door panel van |
Layout | FR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2.3L GMH '138' I6 |
Transmission | 3-speed manual [1] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 105.0 inches (2667 mm) [1] |
Length | 181.5 inches (4610 mm) [1] |
Width | 67.0 inches (1703 mm) [1] |
Height | 60.0 inches (1521 mm) [1] |
Curb weight | Standard Sedan: 2473 lb (1122 kg) [1] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Holden FC |
Successor | Holden EK |
The Holden FB is an automobile produced by Holden in Australia from 1960 to 1961. [2] Introduced on 14 January 1960, [1] the FB series replaced the Holden FC range. [2]
The FB range consisted of four-door sedans in two trim levels, five-door station wagons in two trim levels, [3] a two-door coupe utility and a two-door panel van. [4] The six models were marketed as follows:
The Holden Business Sedan, which had been marketed as part of the FC range, was not carried over to the FB series. [2]
The FB was promoted as being longer, lower, more spacious and more powerful than the FC model, but in reality it was only slightly so on each count. [5] Overall length was 5.5 inches (140 mm) greater, although the wheelbase remained the same. [5] The engine bore was still 3 inches (76 mm), the last model with that specification. Engine capacity remained at 132 cubic inches (2.16 L) but the compression ratio was raised. However, the resulting extra 4 brake horsepower (3 kW) of power did not compensate for the greater weight of the FB, so performance was inferior to that of its predecessor. [6] Changes were also made to the brakes, front coil springs, air cleaner and clutch. [2]
Obvious styling differences were the lower bonnet, finned rear mudguards with new taillights (on the sedans and wagons only) and a wrap-around windscreen. [5] Seating was improved, as was the instrument panel. [5]
Notably, the FB was the first Holden model to also be produced in left-hand drive form, those vehicles being destined for export markets. [2]
All FB models were powered by a 132-cubic-inch (2.16 L) inline six-cylinder engine, the last to have the 3-inch (76 mm) bore size, producing 75 brake horsepower (56 kW). [6]
After a production run of 147,747 vehicles, [1] the FB was replaced by the Holden EK series in May 1961. [7]